Mosha, an elephant who lost her leg when she was just 7 months old in a land mine blast at the Myanmar-Thailand border, now uses a prosthetic leg to walk around.

Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters

The Friends of the Asian Elephant Foundation in Lampang, Thailand, where Mosha lives, said the loss of her leg led to severe strain on her other legs and back, so they created a prosthetic leg for her.

The FAE says Mosha is the first elephant ever to use a prosthetic limb, initially attached in 2007.

Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters

As Mosha grows bigger, new molds for her prosthetic leg have needed to be designed. She's now been fitted with her ninth prosthetic leg, according to Reuters.

Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters

When she was injured, Mosha weighed about 1,300 pounds. She now weighs over 4,400 pounds, Reuters reported.

]]>Michelle Broder Van Dykehttps://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/mosha-the-elephantFri, 01 Jul 2016 00:00:59 -0400Mosha, a three-legged elephant, uses a custom-made prosthetic leg to walk.mbvdnonadultnonadultThe FAE says Mosha is the first elephant ever to use a prosthetic limb, initially attached in 2007.nonadultnonadultnonadultMotola, 56, was injured by a land mine in 1999 while working for loggers along the Myanmar-Thailand border, according to the <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/id/32426917/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/t/thai-elephant-hurt-mine-gets-artificial-leg/#.V3Xic5MrKEI">Associated Press</a>.nonadultnonadultnonadultnonadultNorth Korean Leader Declares "Quasi-State Of War" Against South Koreahttps://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/north-korean-leader-declares-quasi-state-of-war-against-sout?utm_term=4ldqpia
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered troops on Friday to be ready for combat as tensions with rival South Korea escalate, state media reported.

North Korean soldiers stand guard during a reunification rally in the border village of Panmunjom at the demilitarized zone in North Korea.

Dita Alangkara / AP

North Korea's 32-year-old leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his troops to "enter a wartime state" and have full combat readiness as tensions with rival South Korea escalated one day after shell fire was exchanged across the world's most heavily fortified border, Agence-France Presse reported.

Hours after the shelling on Thursday, Kim met with his party's central military commission and ordered commanders to prepare front-line troops for battle as the two countries enter a "quasi-state of war," according to North Korea's state media. The two countries have technically remained at war since the 1950-1953 war ended in an armistice.

"Commanders of the Korean People's Army were hastily dispatched to the front-line troops to command military operations to destroy psychological warfare tools if the enemy does not stop the propaganda broadcast within 48 hours and prepare against the enemy's possible counteractions," the North's Korean Central Television reported.

Military equipment was also reportedly moving toward the border with South Korea.

Tensions started escalating after the North fired a rocket into a western border town Thursday afternoon, possibly taking aim at a loudspeaker blasting anti-North Korea propaganda, the BBC reported.

The attack prompted South Korean troops to counter with artillery fire of their own, the South's defense ministry said. There were no casualties reported in the exchange, South Korea's Yonhap News reported.

South Korean soldiers return to their base in Paju, south of the demilitarized zone, on Friday.

Ahn Young-joon / AP

After more than a decade of silence on the loudspeakers, the South started airing the messages on Aug. 10 after a mine blast left two South Korean soldiers severely injured.

South Korea claims the mine was planted in the demilitarized zone that separates the two countries, but North Korea has denied the charge.

After the shelling on Thursday, North Korea issued a threat to take military action against South Korea if the country does not stop playing its propaganda messages on loudspeakers that cross the border, saying it would carry out "indiscriminate strikes" on South Korea.

South Korea's defense ministry dismissed the threat and said they would continue airing the messages, although troops were placed on maximum alert.

The United States and United Nations have said they are monitoring the situation on the Korean peninsula closely. The U.S. State Department said it remained "steadfast" in its commitments to defend South Korea.

On Friday, the U.S. and South Korea also raised the warning level on their joint alert watch system, called WATCHCON, Yonhap News reported.

]]>Michelle Broder Van Dykehttps://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/north-korean-leader-declares-quasi-state-of-war-against-soutThu, 20 Aug 2015 21:24:02 -0400North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered troops on Friday to be ready for combat as tensions with rival South Korea escalate, state media reported.mbvdnonadultNorth Korean soldiers stand guard during a reunification rally in the border village of Panmunjom at the demilitarized zone in North Korea.nonadultNorth Korea's 32-year-old leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his troops to "enter a wartime state" and have full combat readiness as tensions with rival South Korea escalated one day after shell fire was exchanged across the world's most heavily fortified border, Agence-France Presse <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kim-jong-un-orders-n-korea-frontline-troops-230153123.html">reported</a>.
Hours after the shelling on Thursday, Kim met with his party's central military commission and ordered commanders to prepare front-line troops for battle as the two countries enter a "quasi-state of war," according to North Korea's state media. The two countries have technically remained at war since the 1950-1953 war ended in an armistice.
"Commanders of the Korean People's Army were hastily dispatched to the front-line troops to command military operations to destroy psychological warfare tools if the enemy does not stop the propaganda broadcast within 48 hours and prepare against the enemy's possible counteractions," the North's Korean Central Television reported.
Military equipment was <a href="https://twitter.com/yonhaptweet/status/634530661513211910">also reportedly</a> moving toward the border with South Korea.
Tensions <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/franciswhittaker/south-and-north-korea-exchange-fire-at-western-edge-of-borde#.nuK6rmkKBJ">started escalating</a> after the North fired a rocket into a western border town Thursday afternoon, possibly taking aim at a loudspeaker blasting anti-North Korea propaganda, the BBC <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34001126">reported</a>.
The attack prompted South Korean troops to counter with artillery fire of their own, the South's defense ministry said. There were no casualties reported in the exchange, South Korea's Yonhap News <a href="http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/08/21/95/0301000000AEN20150821001500320F.html">reported</a>.nonadultSouth Korean soldiers return to their base in Paju, south of the demilitarized zone, on Friday.nonadultAfter more than a decade of silence on the loudspeakers, the South started airing the messages on Aug. 10 after a mine blast left two South Korean soldiers severely injured.
South Korea claims the mine was planted in the demilitarized zone that separates the two countries, but North Korea has denied the charge.
After the shelling on Thursday, North Korea issued a threat to take military action against South Korea if the country does not stop playing its propaganda messages on loudspeakers that cross the border, saying it would carry out "indiscriminate strikes" on South Korea.
South Korea's defense ministry dismissed the threat and said they would continue airing the messages, although troops were placed on maximum alert.
The United States and United Nations have said they are monitoring the situation on the Korean peninsula closely. The U.S. State Department said it remained "steadfast" in its commitments to defend South Korea.
On Friday, the U.S. and South Korea also raised the warning level on their joint alert watch system, called WATCHCON, Yonhap News reported.nonadultLand Mine Awareness Ketchuphttps://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/land-mine-awareness-ketchup
Because nothing says “I care about landmines” better than graphically re-creating a grievous injury every time you want to enjoy some fries.